Long Overdue Links

What can I say? The projects keep rolling in—and the blog continues to be neglected... ;-)

Jessica Riehl Photography
A good friend, a great photographer, and an all-around wonderful person. I had the pleasure of assisting her at our friend Megan's wedding last weekend :-)

Image from Inside My Sewing Box

John Met Betty
Cute bags made of vintage materials... and located just up the road from yours truly.

Design Ignites Change
A great site that gives students a chance to utilize their design skills to address social concerns. Boy, I wish this would have been around when I was in school... but it's never too late to participate!

FontStruct
A subsite of fontshop.com that allows you to create and share your own fonts.

whatEVER.

On our weekly trip to the library, my daughter and I found this book. It's called Whatever by William Bee. The illustrations are great, the story is simple and catchy—an easy favorite. I can't wait to check out the rest of his books!

Linky Links

Better late than never, right?

Jessica Hische
Amazingly talented designer/typographer. Her blog is great, too...

From Sthlm
Features a different Swedish designer every month.

Nantaka Joy
Have I shared this already? I LOVE her patterns.

Etsy's YART Sale

It's sale time at Etsy, so if you're looking for unique handmade goods and you'd like to directly support the artists that create them... head on over! Just search for YART to see who's participating.

Here are a few things I found in my search...

$10 off this hoodie by Replicca

Free shipping on everything from kid a collective

Free shipping on this handprinted bag from BlackBag

Free shipping on everything from Modernality

Soapbox

I ran across the promo site for the movie Food, Inc. today and decided it was something I needed to share. The site provides a visually-rich home for an upcoming movie that tackles many important issues surrounding America's industrial food system. It's a subject that I am incredibly passionate about. We all need to eat—why not do ourselves a favor and demand something that's good for our bodies and the environment? Take a look at the trailer below and if you get the chance, check out their site. It's a great example of how strong design can help bring critical issues to the forefront (e.g. An Inconvenient Truth).

The Great Outdoors

It has been unseasonably warm (and dry) here in the Seattle-area. So, in honor of the lovely weather, here are some outdoorsy links.

Oregon 150 Challenge
A nicely designed site that challenges users to see several parts of Oregon, a state I love :-)

Trails.com
Find a hike in your area

Go to a craft fair!
'Tis the season.

Plant that garden!
Searchable database of native plants for the US.

Relax...
in an outrageously expensive hammock.

Let there be light!

After a mildly embarrassing party faux pax (meaning that our guests were left in the dark after the sun went down), I decided to purchase a pair of these lovely lanterns. I was thrilled to find a product that not only suited my needs (outdoor lighting), but did so while being stylish and solar-powered. A+ for design!

Monday... sans library

For Just One Day by Laura Leuck

Ok, so we didn't make it to the library, but I have run across this little book which will soon be in my queue. The illustrations are by Marc Boutavant, a designer based in Paris. His drawings are fantastic! I can't wait to see the book up close.